Keep on walking, my way of having that second chance!

We get challenges, every so often, but not all of them end well. In fact, some of them make the best of us, and some the worst, right? Although some people give up easily when they fall, I am one who just doesn’t lie down and blame the whole world for the misfortunes. I try to stand up right away and continue to walk. This is what I call, my second chance (s).

Like you and the rest of the mortals around us, I have been through so many challenges. Challenges that pushed my limits, challenges that probably dried my sweat, challenges that humbled me from doing so many things I wouldn’t normally do. A bit melodramatic but I assure you all of them contributed to who I am today!

Just after a year in college, I tried applying for a job. Guess what? I was rejected so many times that even my fingers couldn’t keep up from counting! Although I knew I could do the work and would be eager to do the job well than the other workers in those establishments, I was just not accepted because of being a student. That was probably my official tastes of what they call, “employment-rejection”. Though a bit humiliating and totally a waste of time falling-in-line, filling up those idiotic-application forms, I just thought I have to stand up right away! And one day, an international franchise firm took a chance on me and accepted me as a salesman at Marks & Spencer. It was definitely a tiring thing to do, work plus school, but the moral of the story was not giving up and just continue walking.

The latter part of my college life was even more challenging as tuition, project and extra-curricular fees were piling up like tall buildings of Makati. But again, with my keep-on-walking spirit, I never gave up. I thought of them as just simple challenges trying to push my limits.

Challenges, second chances are part of anyone’s life. All I could say is walk…just continue to walk. Sometimes the best part is not the destination but the journey. It’s the journey that defines who you are. Cherish and do well on your second chances.

I wish you could have written a longer article because I think it would have made it more effective and affective. I also think this article was a great improvement because there are less errors now than there were before. I wish you could have elaborated more about your struggles for us to have at least a little glimpse of your character in the article. I also was unable to answer the question “how were you able to have your own way in having that chance?” I wish you had a shorter and crisper title. And the body lacked content.

This article is so sweet and honest.
It is so hard being a working student and I commend you on being one of them because I know how stressful it is.
It is so true that we have to face the truth and continue with our lives whenever we fail. but this failures should not stop us. this should serve as our experience to be better on what we do.

nice title, however, you can have ‘keep on walking’ as your title.
minimal errors. you could have made a longer article so you can elaborate things more to your readers.

It would be nice if you put pictures to your article that will somehow make this more enticing to read.
A very honest and humble article. It really talks about a guy who face a lot of rejections in life and yet still standing up ,optimistic and with positive mind set. I commend your being independent, hardworking and your nature of not resenting to much to your failures and choosing to move on than to cry over the spilled milk. Many readers could easily relate to this and would be inspired, nonetheless.

Honestly, your article has a great content. Your idea of encouraging us to stand up every time we fall or rejected is a blessing for us. I also like the fact that you shared to us your experience failing and being rejected. This is a one good way to make the readers understand the story that you are telling, and it is also a good way to inspire them and to make them act.

I just suggest that you should continue in writing and reading, this exercises will improve your writing skills that might turn you into a better writer.

Your article is very personal to the point that you were giving the readers advice. It’s fun and interesting to read. You were also very clear about your angle and on how you will present it. Nice job 🙂

WOW! I love to read more about your personal stories. Honestly, I believe that you can express well your feelings more through writing. Although, “nabitin ako,” what matters most is the message you want to send, and I got it. Great work Aldous!

Rejection is not a reason to give up 🙂 Nice article, very inspirational :))
It’s good to know that you are improving 🙂 Keep it up. I just observe some errors on the first paragraph. You should also add more pictures to make this article more effective. Good JOb.

Your article is inspiring. It’s like you are encouraging your readers to always think positive and stand up everytime they are down and problems come their way. Minimal errors. I like how you presented your article.